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Title: How long does it take to publish an RFC


1
How long does it take to publish an RFC?
  • Aaron Falk

2
Background
  • The RFC Editor has been concerned over the delays
    in processing RFCs
  • Weve spent some time analyzing the historical
    data on the queue
  • This presentation is a chance to inform the
    community what weve learned
  • The challenge with data is that it raises
    questions as it informs
  • We dont plan to do further analysis these are
    just hints

3
The RFC Editor Process
  • Flow and states are defined in this
    diagram(this is online, link to follow)

4
RFC Editor queue data from July 1999
  • Caution the data is noisy and incomplete
  • State names definitions have evolved
  • Missing data in spring 02
  • This is unfortunate because the delays became
    quite long in this period
  • Values shown are medians
  • Distributions have very long tails, means will be
    skewed by outliers

5
Measured Median Time to Publish an RFC
  • Simplest path through the graph
  • EDIT 7.1 wks
  • RFC-EDIT 3.8
  • AUTH48 1.6 9.7 wks
  • For independent submission add
  • ISR 5.2 wks
  • TO 5.8 11.0 wks

6
Measured Median Time to Publish an RFC
  • But a given RFC might also enter one or more of
    the following penalty boxes
  • For AUTH add 1.2 wks
  • For IANA actions add 3.5 wks
  • For REF add 7.1 wks
  • For IESG noodling add 9.4 wks

7
If the median is 2.5 months, why does it feel
like its taking longer?
Distribution has a long tail
8
Why have some documents been delayed so long?
  • The RFC Editor is a small team
  • Attention to quality requires time
  • Staffing issues have enhanced visibility
  • Document arrivals are very bursty
  • Authors 48 hours is not

9
Queue arrival departure rate per month
Note bursts in recent queue
10
Queue Size
11
Things are getting better
  • Have new management tools for tracking progress
  • Helps ensure no docs slip through cracks
    (particularly important with IETF review of
    Individual Submissions)
  • Bill Fenners web page checking IESG/RFC-Ed queue
    consistancy
  • Short term staffing issues are largely solved
  • Increased editing capacity
  • Recent arrival burst has largely passed
  • SIP, SNMPv3 docs
  • But another may come along any time

12
Challenges Remain
  • RFC Editor appears to be operating near capacity
  • Auth48 is a critical step in ensuring quality
  • Again, at a cost of processing delays

13
What Can Authors Do?
  • Submit quality documents
  • Clear, concise writing
  • Pay attention to formatting
  • 2223bis has editorial policies
  • Be responsive
  • Need all authors for final approval

14
Links
  • RFC Editor Process flow available at
    ftp//ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc-editor/rfc-
    editor-process.gif
  • RFC Editor Queue at http//www.rfc-editor.org/queu
    e.html
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